We recommend that pedestrians use exclusively hiking trails and increase caution when crossing the road.
Motor vehicles are prohibited from entering the road, but this does not apply to service vehicles of Lesy SR, Towercom, the municipality, the urbarial community, and nature conservation, so encountering a vehicle is not excluded.
The road is located in a mountainous and alpine environment with increasing altitude. Plan your trip responsibly and monitor the weather forecast.
We do not recommend using the road in “wet” conditions (in rain, after rain when the surface is wet, or when the air temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius – risk of icing).
Choose appropriate clothing suitable for a stay in the mountains (wind, storms, rapid weather changes).
Wildlife frequently crosses the road, especially hares, roe deer, and foxes. Ensure your safety as well as theirs. Anticipate situations, increase caution, and obey the maximum speed limit.
We recommend that every visitor secure mountain insurance in case of an intervention by the Mountain Rescue Service.
When entering forest access roads, a cyclist is required to adjust their riding speed and increase vigilance while cycling. Cyclists move on forest roads at their own risk. A cyclist must be considerate of other visitors. A cyclist is required to follow the “see and be seen” rule. It is necessary to have reflective elements on the bicycle and, in reduced visibility, to use lighting in accordance with Decree No. 464/2009 Coll. It is standard practice to use safety gear such as a helmet and gloves.
In the forest environment, it is strictly prohibited to litter the surroundings, or to destroy trail markings, other information elements, boards, or maps.
In the forest environment, a cyclist enters land owned/managed by forestry companies and urbarial communities. In the event that forestry operations and the movement of heavy machinery are taking place in the forest environment, entry onto these paths is at one’s own risk. Cyclists are required to respect the instructions of foresters and forestry workers. Cyclists are required to limit their movement on cycling routes to daylight hours (do not ride on cycling routes in the dark; forest wildlife needs rest).
On cycling routes, it is essential to observe fire safety regulations. Camping and lighting fires are prohibited outside of permitted areas.
Act No. 326/2005 Coll. on Forests
PART FIVE (excerpt)
Section 30
Public Use of Forests
(1) Everyone has the right to enter forest land at their own risk and hazard; the provisions of special regulations are not affected thereby.45b)
(2) When using forests for public recreation, everyone is obliged to protect and not disrupt the forest environment, respect the rights and legitimate interests of the owner, administrator, and manager of the forest, and follow the instructions of the forest manager, a member of the forest guard, and the state forest administration authority.
(3) Organizing or carrying out activities for the purpose of profit on forest land is permitted only with the consent of the owner or administrator. Public use of forests does not apply to enclosed and fenced forest land within military forests.
(4) The state forest administration authority may, upon the request of the owner, administrator, or manager of the forest, or on its own initiative, prohibit or restrict the public use of forests for the strictly necessary period if required by the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of the owner, administrator, and manager of the forest, forest protection (Section 28), or other public interest. The state forest administration authority shall appropriately publish the ban or restriction on the public use of forests and, if necessary, instruct the forest manager to mark the affected part of the forest. The general regulation on administrative proceedings does not apply to proceedings concerning the issuance and revocation of bans or restrictions on the public use of forests.12)
Section 31
Prohibition of Certain Activities
(1) On forest land, it is prohibited to
a) carry out terrain modifications, build fences or paths, disturb the soil cover, remove forest soil or forest litter,
b) build or maintain open fires on it or in its protective zone outside of designated places,
c) build stands, shelters, or camp outside of designated places,
d) drive or stand with a motor vehicle, motorcycle, scooter, snowmobile, motorized tricycle, or quad bike outside of designated places, or ride a bicycle or horse outside of a forest road45a) or a marked trail; this does not apply if it concerns the use of a forest road pursuant to Section 25,
e) enter forest nurseries or fenced areas, as well as places marked with a ban on entry,
f) enter forest stands in places where technological preparation of the workplace, tree felling and timber concentration to a hauling point, or area chemical treatment is taking place,
g) disturb peace and quiet,
h) collect seeds in excessive quantities, remove seedlings or plantings of forest tree species; an excessive quantity is considered to be a quantity used pursuant to a special regulation,45d)
i) handle substances hazardous to the natural environment,
j) log trees or bushes, or remove or haul away trees, bushes, or parts thereof including timber lying on the ground,
k) establish waste dumps or pollute forest land with waste,46)
l) smoke or discard burning or smoldering objects during a period of increased fire hazard risk,42)
m) disrupt the water regime, particularly by draining land or modifying watercourses in violation of special regulations,47)
n) graze livestock,48)
o) let dogs run loose except for hunting and service dogs49) in the performance of duties, or other domestic animals,
p) burn vegetation of herbs, bushes, or trees.42)
